Oldies

[Ben]

Originally posted by Johnson
Yeah, correct on all counts, you have a enormous knowledge of yesteryears racing scene, what is your connection?


Bloke to chris's direct right is 'Clever Trevor', who's worked for many teams etc, inc Stuart Raven, Chuck Burnett, Victory team, and now Solent Honda.

Bloke in blue to the left is Bill Bonner, of Bonner engines fame (Macavity, Supercat etc)

I've been around for a while, that's all.

Didn't recognize Trevor at all and I'd never met Bill Bonner but had read much about him in the old Mariner UK magazine.

Isn't that 'SGL Jet' (Les and Judy Salvidge) also in the picture ?

John Baker - I think he was a builder and suffered from the recession in the early nineties. Either that or he did what so many others have done, i.e spend loads of money and a few years in the sport and become disillusioned for one reason or another.

[Jon Fuller]

Originally posted by Ned
Isn't that 'SGL Jet' (Les and Judy Salvidge) also in the picture ?

The bow of, yeah, the most expensive 4 litre boat in history!

John Baker was running on empty for some time toward the end, he borrowed drives from Dick Strutton coz he'd blown his, it took an age to get them back, and they came back shagged out.
I think he got sucked in big time, borrowed money against the boat (at an exagerated value) with ideas of winning the worlds in 90', the motors (Sabre 600's) were very tired, burned masses of oil, and in fact burned so much in his last race (worlds, Bournmouth 90') that one ran out of oil and grenaded....championship over!

Neil won that year in 'Fina', a 4 litre boat, running 2.4 efi's in class II, I wached from the pier.

He also ran 115 mph on Windermere that year with 'Fina', setting a new record for class II

[Little Pete]

Been a bit busy so only just seen the pic.

i'm hoping to go round the island in her so it will be her first time back there for some time.

good pics